28th March 2004 - 5th Sunday of Lent

SUNDAY MASS		Vigil 6.15pm; 8.30am and 11.00am
		Liturgy of the Word with Children 11.00am
WEEKDAY MASS		Monday 9am; Tuesday - Friday 12.10pm
		Friday 7.30am & 12.10pm
		Saturday 10.00am St Margaret Clitherow Shrine
SERVICE OF WORD		Monday 12.10pm
AND COMMUNION
PENITENTIAL SERVICE		Saturday 2.30pm
MORNING PRAYER		Monday - Friday 8.45am
STATIONS OF THE CROSS		Wednesday & Friday 11.30am
SACRAMENT OF		Saturday 10.30am - 12 noon
RECONCILIATION		(at other times on request)
EUCRARISTIC DEVOTION		Thursday 9.00am -11.30am
ROSARY		Monday - Friday 11.45am

YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Peter Smythe, Derek Walker, Fr GeraldHurst, James Kingston, Nigel Hornby, John Beever, Jean Geary, Frank Keetley, RegBuckle, Kate Gills, Andrew Carr, Joan & Jim Wilkinson, David Watt, Eamonn Burke,Eleshia Monohan, Nan Brownlow and all who are ill, housebound or in hospital;Ronald Lee and all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: Wood Family, Ronald Lee, James Kingston

Please see our Lenten Mass Times

LENTEN PENITENTIAL SERVICE for the Pastoral Area will take place here at St Wilfrid's on Saturday 3rd April at 2.30pm. A number of priests will be here to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION 'Forgiving': Parish Celebration today at 11.00am. The Eucharist helps us to forgive and to seek forgiveness, and to grow in love with God and one another. The Eucharist itself is a sacrament of reconciliation, a celebration of our oneness with God and with one another. Before offering our gift at the altar, we participate in a Penitential Rite at the beginning of Mass. We pause to reflect on our failures to love. Then we proclaim our need for forgiveness and for reconciliation by responding Lord, have mercy to the invocations spoken by the priest.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD Those taking part in our Holy Thursday and Good Friday Services are asked to come together on Thursday 1 April at 7.30pm and 8pm in the Church. Easter Vigil readers and cantors meet on Monday 5 April at 7.30pm -please see noticeboard to check your readings. Passion Sunday readers meet on Wednesday at 8pm.

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST are asked to check the list for the Triduum Services they are involved in. The renewal of commitment takes place at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday.

EASTER FLOWERS - a retiring collection will be taken today.

PARISH FINANCE Thanks to those who have responded to the appeal for increasing the parish income. If you are not contributing through the envelope system or Bankers Order, would you please consider doing so? Forms are available in the porch, please complete and return to Canon Michael. The envelopes for the next financial year will be available for collection next week.

INDIA PROJECT Parish Fast Day next Friday (2 April). The box for the proceeds of our fasting will be on the 'gifts' table next weekend.

ASCENT Wednesday 31 March, 12.45pm. in the Upper Room. All welcome.

CHRISM MASS - Tuesday 6 April. The coach is now full and leaves the Memorial Gardens at 9.30am picking up at Our Lady's at 9.45am.

FR. TERRY DOUGHERTY and others from English Martyrs are going to Lourdes from 19-26 July. Would you like to go as well? Cost £466 (full board), flying from Manchester. Non refundable deposits of £40 per person required by 2 April. For more information contact Fr. Terry on 623783.

CARMELITE FRIARS - 'Exploring Vocations' Retreat 14-16 May at Thicket Priory, and 8-10 Oct. at Aylesford. Please see poster or email: vocation@carmelite.org

FINANCE Gift Aid £167.00 Loose Plate £550.35 Refurbishment £233.35 Lenten Lunch £121.77